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HONG KONG TELNO 2649: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES

1. AT LUNCH ON 27 NOVEMBER WITH THE US AMBASSADOR, MR RENTON

RAISED THE QUESTION OF VIETNAMESE REFUGEES. HE SPOKE ON STANDARD

LINES, EXPLAINING THAT HMG WERE ACCEPTING AN ADDITIONAL 500

REFUGEES FROM HONG KONG AND WERE APPROACHING OTHER COUNTRIES IN

THE LIGHT OF THE INITIATIVE. AMBASSADOR DOUGLAS HAD UNDERTAKEN

TO LOOK AT THE POSSIBILITY OF A QUICK GESTURE OF US SUPPORT. MR

RENTON HOPED THAT THE ADMINISTRATION WAS GIVING URGENT CONSIDERATION

TO THE SUBJECT. THE AMBASSADOR WAS UNBRIEFED, BUT UNDERTOOK TO

PASS ON MR RENTON'S REPRESENTATIONS.

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YOU MAY WISH TO FOLLOW THIS UP WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT

(PARTICULARLY IN VIEW OF UNHCR'S REQUEST THAT WE CONTINUE TO

PROD THE AMERICANS PARA 1 OF LETTER WALKER (UKMIS GENEVA)/LEEKS

(HKD) OF 14 NOVEMBER, COPIED TO YOU, REFERS).

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